Acting for Elderly Clients - An Introduction to Care Funding in Wales - In 1 Day

Course Outline

Introduction

The law on charging for care in Wales is governed by the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the regulations that surround it.

This new course will help you to understand the way the law works in practice, including knowing the capital limits, care in the home, the nursing contribution, basic rules surrounding entitlement to benefits that assist with care costs and the fundamentals on who may be entitled to nursing care funded by the NHS.

You will also find out what should be taken into consideration when dealing with capacity and best interests tests.

The course will also cover the basics when advising about preservation of assets from the impact of care home fees, the options that you may wish to use, whether they work in practice and issues you need to take into account when advising your clients.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

The governing law relating to care in Wales

The legal basis for charging for care in Wales whether at home, in a care home or in a hospital

Who pays and when? Is the Local Authority (LA) or the NHS able to help?

When and how can the LA challenge the financial information your clients have given them?

Discounts are available for multiple places and if you have 5 or more people interested in this course and would like to discuss holding it in your area or on an in-house basis then please email us at information@mblseminars.com

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